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eiiMMER SERVICE OF TRAINS BY THE WEST COAST ROYAL MAIL ROUTE . NE V DAY EXPRESS , LONDON AND ABERDEEN . T QNDON & NORTH-WESTERN \ J AND CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS—The following ADDITIONAL and ACCELERATED 1 RA'N SERViCE •now in operation . 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd class by all trains : — li ' I A B 1 cave a . m . a . m . a . m . a . m . a . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . p . m . night London ( Eus ) ¦ i . 15 7- 5 ' < - ¦ •° ' ° 3 ° " . 0 7-45 •*> •0 8 . 50 to . o 12 . o Arrive u Edinburg h 3-SS 5-5 ° 6 -3 ° 14 ° i ° -5 o - 6 . 50 9 . 2 J 12 40 / princess-st . ) 6 (•] a « iznw ( Cen ! 4- ° - ° -4 S 7-S 5 ' 0 18 * j S . 40 7- ° <)••£ " 5 » eenock S-3 6 7- > S 7-3 6 *>• ' « " 5 6 to 7 . S 8 . 17 < °$ 6 ' -57 Uourock 4-S * » - *« 7-4 S 9 . 3 S . 2 . 5 - 7- < S 8 . 27 ... 6 2 . 7 ' . 0 . 20 — — 4 . 4 S 4-45 — 10161225 2 . o — „ ' % , 0 . 40 — — 8 . 45 r . jo 6 . 35 6-5 " S . 1 5 11 10 3-35 Dundee 7-35 — — 9-35 " 24 ° S . 20 S . 20 9 . 40 1 . Ss 4-3 S Aberdeen 10 . 0 — — 1120 3 . 5 : 9 . 55 9 . 55 12 . 0 2 . 15 b . 40 Inverness _ — — - fi . 30113011150 ] 2 . 45 6 . J 10 . t The 7-45 P-m . EXPRESS from EUSTON to PERTH will run ' fl'om Jl , ' y 25 t '' to Au » ust : 91 ' - inclusive ( Saturday and Sunday nights excepted ) . The S . o p . m . HIGHLAND EXPRESS and the 120 NIGHT TRAIN will run every night ( except Saturdays ) . On SATURDAY night , August 10 th , the 7 . 45 p . m . and the S . o p . m . EXPRESS will be run specially through to Perth . A—Runs every night , but on Sunday mornings its arrival at Dundee is 9 . 5 a . m ., Inverness 1 . 30 p . m ., and has no connection to Oban ( Saturday nights from London ) . B—Runs every night , but has no connection to the North of Scotland on Saturday night . On Saturdays passengers by the 10 . 30 a . m . Train from London are not conveyed beyond Perth by the Highland Railway , and only as far as Aberdeen by the Caledonian Kailway . Carriages with lavatory accommodation are run on the principal express trains between London and Scotland , without extra charge . Improved sleeping saloons , accompanied by an attendant , are run on the night trains between London , Edinburg-h , Glasgow , Greenock , Stranraer , and Peith . Extra charge , 5 s . for each berth . A SPECIAL TRAIN will leave EUSTON ( Saturdays and Sundays excepted ) at 6 . 35 p m . from 15 th July to yth August , inclusive , for the conveyance of horses and private carriages only to all parts of Scotland . Additional trains from Hirmingham , Liverpool , Manchester , and other towns will connect with the above trains . For further particulars , see the Companies' Time Bills . G . FINDLAY , General Manager L . & N . W . Railway . J . THOMPSON , General Manager Caledonian Railway . July , 1 SS 9 .

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p REAT WESTERN RAILWAY . BURNHAM BEECHES . During AUGUST a SERVICE of OMNIBUSES will run between SLOUGH STATION and BURNHAM BEECHES , in direct communication with the 10 . 40 a . m . and 1 . 40 and 5 . 10 p . m . trains from PADDINGTON , and the 1 . 24 , 4 . 57 , and S . 41 p . m . trains from SLOUGH on WEEK-DAYS . On SUNDAYS the 'buses run in connection vvith the 10 . 40 a . m . and 2 . 30 and 6 . 0 p . m . trains from PADDINGTON , and the 2 . S , G . 26 , and 9 . 5 p . m . trains from Slough . Return Fares : —LONDON and BURNHAM : First Class , 6 s . fid . ; Second Class , 5 s . fid . ; Third Class , 4 s . oimilar tickets are also issued from most of the Stations on tlie Metropolitan and District Railways , and from certain stations on the North London Railway b y trains in connection with the 0 . 52 a . m . train from Willesden . The tickets are available on day of issue only , and by the abovementioned trains . HY . LAMBERT , General Manager .

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' fust Published . MB . BIBL . REG . 17 a or REGIUS fl , „ ^ 'S . This celebrated poem , the oldest document L pP " --aft ( late 14 th century ) , reproduced in facsimile , vvith a Glossary , Introduction and Transcript by Bro . H . J . of •'•n p ' - - " ? ast Dep- Dist G , M- PunJab > author of tl . . '' » -on Yi Freemasonry , " bound in exact imitation tne original in the British Museum , and deemed by all •uilionties to be a most beautiful vvork of art . Price 12 / 6 , •' m sheets unbound , 7 / 6 . —SPENCER & Co ., 15 , Great yuecn-street , W . C .

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QOALS . COALS . COALS . COCKERELL'S , 13 , CORNHILL , LONDON , E . C . For Prices , see Daily Papers . _ h ; * -l « direcrJrom the Colliery to every Railway Station .

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^ H , POULTRY GAME OYSTERS . JOHN GOW , LIMITED , J ' 7 , NEW BROAD STREET , E . C . . ( Opposite Railway Station ) . - •HONEY LANE MARKET , CHEAPSIDE , M , IHEOBALD'S RD ., HOLBORN , W . C , ¦ 25 , BROMPTON ROAD , S . W . S'ock in I n £ W H-J-ite d , always have on sale the Largest " > London of the Very Best Quality at Lowest Prices . BARRELLED OYSTERS .

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ESTABLISHED 1830

yENABLES' PIANOS 18 7 & 189 , ESSEX ROAD , ISLINGTON .

PRICE LISTS FREE

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iirY OBACCO BLOOM , ¦ *¦ IN PACKETS AND CIGARETTES . FINEST QUALITY AND FLAVOUR Of Tobacconists in Town and Country .

SPECIAL AGENTFRANKLIN ( late Medex ) , 155 , OXFORD STREET , W Wholesale—RUTTER & Co ., LONDON .

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HEPBURN AND COCKS ESTABLISHED 1790 .

93 , CHANCERY LANE , LONDON , W . C

( 7 ' -wo Doors North of Union Bank ) . DEED , BALLOT , CASH , AND DESPAT . H BOX , AND FIRE-PROOF SAFE MANUFACTURERS . Air-Tight and Travelling- Boxes in stock , and made to order . Offices and Strong Rooms Fitted up with Iron Frames and Shelves . Sets of Stands and Boxes made to lit Recesses to Order .

Estimates given . Price Lists

* * * N . B . —STRONG DEED BOXES of the following dimensions forwarded carriage paid pro nett cash—viz . ; 16 in . by 12-in . by gi-in ., 17 s . fid . ; 14-in . by 10-in . by S-in ., 14 s . fid . ; and 13-in by g-in by 7-in ., us . fid .

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MASONS' CERTIFICATES , & FRAMED TO ANY DESIGN . H . MORELL

17 & iS , GREAT ST . ANDREW ST ., BLOOMSBURY

LONDON , W . C

Manufacturer and Importer of all kinds of Picture Frame and Decorative Mouldings ( Two Million feet always in stock ) . Every requisite for tlie Trade and Exportation . Illustrated Book of Patterns post free for three penny stamps .

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FRAZER'S Purify the Blood , Improve the Complexion , Insure •¦———""¦""¦ Good Health , Make Work a Pleasure , and Life SULPHUR Enjoyable . Sold by Chemists at i / ij . or post free ——^^^^— . 5 - Stamps from FRAZEK & Co ., 29 , Ludgate Hill , TABLETS . London . Agents Wanted . Liberal Terms . VVhoIe-•———sale : Thc Grocers' Association , Ltd ., London , S . E .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

1 " . I'LL . R . —Strictly speaking , what our correspondent calls the Charity Festival jewels are only intended to be worn as favors at the Festivals , but they have lately been so artistically designed and manufactured that they may properly be

described as jewels , and it is not a matter of surprise that the custom of wearing them at other Masonic meetings has become general . There appears to be no reason wh y they should not adorn the Stewards' breasts permanently , but the almost universal custom is to wear them for one year only .

BOOKS , Sec , RECEIVED . "Masonic Journal" ( New York ) , "Keystone , " "South African Freemason , " and " The Tyler . "

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^ Jr ^ r ^^^^^^^^ ' ^^^^^ WS' ^^^ fU SATURDAY , AUGUST IOTH , 1889 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Monmouthshire was held at the Masonic Hall , Monmouth , on Thursday , the ist inst . About 80 members of the Craft , representing the various lodges in the county , met at one o ' clock for the transaction of

the ordinary business of the meeting , and at four a grand banquet vvas held in the Rolls' Hall . The stage was reserved for lad y visitors , who were admitted b y ticket , whilst the gallery vvas occupied b y a portion of the R . M . E . M . band , which , under Sergeant-Bugler

Renecle , played at intervals throughout the proceedings . Col . Lyne , P . G . M ., presided , and vvas supported by the D . P . G . M ., vvith many members of the P . G . Lodge and visitors . We hope to give our usual report next week .

The lirst Quarterl y Communication of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria is described in the Evening Standard , published in Melbourne , as " a protracted and inharmonious sitting . " There was a very large

attendance , but when midnight arrived , with a number of subjects undiscussed , the assembl y had dwindled down to less than 100 , and the Grand Lodge vvas finally closed at 2 . 15 a . m . I

Masonic Notes.

Nothing could exceed the hearty welcome extended to the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Essex and the visitors by the Prov . Grand Master , at Easton Hall , on Tuesday last . Lady Brooke contributed in no small degree b y the thoughtful and

generous way in vvhich all the rooms were made available for the comfort of the visitors ; the library formed an ideal lodge room , where , surrounded b y the ancestral portraits , the business was expeditiously got through , the usual amounts voted to the Charities , and hearty thanks tendered to the host of the day .

We have been favoured with a list of the brethren who have been elected joining members of , or initiated , passed , and raised in the St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 2277 , Limassol , Cyprus , since its consecration on the 21 st November to the end of May last , and the returns show

how necessary it was that a lodge should be consecrated in that island . The total number of brethren added to the roll of members in that brief period of little more than six months is 28 , of whom five appear to have been joining members and 23 initiates ; and in order to

carry out the work there were held 13 regular and six emergent meetings . In other words , this St . Paul's Lodge has done in six months as much as three average English lodges get through in a year . This , at all

events , shows that our Cyprus brethren are in earnest ; ancl if the work is continued at anything like the same rate for a year or two longer there will be ample material available for the constitution of another lodge .

Bro . Col . North may fairl y lay claim to that virtue whicii may justly be denominated the distinguishing characteristic of a Freemason ' s heart—Charity . He is not satisfied to dilate only on its excellences , but , what is better , practises them . The poor of Eltham

parish were the recipients of his bounty on Monday last , when he entertained all the needy in the parish . The bill of fare comprised all the good things that

could be obtained , and for once in their lives they feasted to their heart ' s content . The colonel's respected wife and daughter , with Lady Kirby , wife of Bro . Col . Sir Alfred Kirby , waited upon the people .

Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn is one of the brightest of after dinner speakers . His response to the toast of " The Grand Officers " at Easton Lodge on Tuesday was in every way what such a speech should be . It will not

be found in our report for the simple reason that the airy touches which make the model post-prandial oration are more or less of a sort that cannot be limned by the stenographer .

Bro . the Rev . Pickard , at the same meeting , thought that he mi g ht have some claim to the renowned Dunmow Flitch . For 40 years Freemasonry had been his wife and he had never , during that long period , had a quarrel vvith her .

The alterations , or what mi ght almost be called the re-building , of the new Mark Masonic Hall are progressing rapidly , under the vi g ilant superintendence of Bros . Driver and Berridge , who are carrying out their duties with all the ardour of men vvho are in love with their vvork .

In a speech made by a brother at the Prov . G . Lodge of Essex , on Tuesday , in reference to thc election of Prov . G . Treasurer , he urged that they were desirous of changing the holder of the office every

year , so that the practice of Prov . G . Lodge might be brought into harmony with Grand Lodg e . It may have its advantages on many grounds , but we doubt whether the harmony of Grand Lodge is promoted by the practice .

The Lodge of Felicity is honoured a second year b y having one of its members elected to the Shrievalty of Middlesex and Surrey . This year it is Bro . Sheriff Harris . Bro . Captain Hamilton Murrell , of the steamshi p

Missouri , has again been teted by his brethren—this time by the Fidelity Lodge , Leeds . Nearly 80 brethren were present at the dinner , and a pleasant feature of the evening ' s proceedings was the presentation to Bro .

Captain Murrell of an illuminated address in recognition of the bravery of himself and crew in accomplishing the rescue of the passengers and crew of the Dan ni ark .

Why is the sun like the letter G;—Because it is thc centre of LIGHT I We must plead the dull season as our excuse for introducing a Masonic conundrum into the sober pages of the Freemason .